The following is a list of people who have served as
mayor
In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well a ...
of the city of
Houston
Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 in ...
in the U.S. state of
Texas
Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...
.
Until 2015, the term of the mayor was two years. Beginning with the tenure of Bob Lanier, the city charter imposed
term limits
A term limit is a legal restriction that limits the number of terms an officeholder may serve in a particular elected office. When term limits are found in presidential and semi-presidential systems they act as a method of curbing the potenti ...
on officeholders of no more than three terms (six years total). On November 3, 2015, voters approved Proposition 2, which extended the terms of the Mayor, City Controller and City Councilmembers to four years, while imposing a limit of two terms.
List of mayors of Houston
Living former mayors
, five former mayors were alive, the oldest being
Lee Brown Lee Brown may refer to:
*Lee Brown (footballer) (born 1990), English footballer, for Portsmouth FC
* Lee P. Brown (born 1937), police department chief and mayor of Houston
* Lee Bradley Brown (1971–2011), British tourist allegedly beaten to death ...
(1998–2004, born 1937). The most recent mayor to die was
Bob Lanier
Robert Jerry Lanier Jr. (September 10, 1948 – May 10, 2022) was an American professional basketball player who was a center for the Detroit Pistons and the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Lanier was inducted in ...
(1992–1998), on December 20, 2014.
See also
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Timeline of Houston
Timeline of historical events of Houston, Texas, United States:
1800-1900
*August 26, 1836 - Elizabeth and T. F. L. Parrott sell the southern half of the eastern half of the John Austin Survey to the Allen brothers.
*August 30, 1836 - August ...
References
External links
Mayor of Houston Biography
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Houston, Texas
Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 in ...
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